Intel Core i3-1115G4E vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1115G4E CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 405e
Intel Core i3-1115G4E AMD Athlon II X3 405e

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1115G4E or AMD Athlon II X3 405e - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1115G4E was released in Q3/2020.

The AMD Athlon II X3 405e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 405e was released in Q3/2009.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
11 Generation 1
Tiger Lake U Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1115G4E is 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X3 405e has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 405e is at 2.30 GHz.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
2 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E or AMD Athlon II X3 405e has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 59.6 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X3 405e supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
LPDDR4X-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-1115G4E is 15 W, while the AMD Athlon II X3 405e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1115G4E is manufactured in 10 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X3 405e is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-1115G4E Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 405e
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1449 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2009
313 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1115G4E (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e (23%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1115G4E (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e (28%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1248 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
287 (23%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2428 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
776 (32%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
5834 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.30 GHz
1330 (23%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-1115G4E Intel Core i3-1115G4E
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon II X3 405e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-1115G4E AMD Athlon II X3 405e
Unknown Unknown

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